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1960-1961 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row: (l to r) Herky Rupp, Doug Pendygraft, Jim McDonald, Bill Lickert, Roy Roberts Roger Newman Middle Row: Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Pat Doyle, Larry Pursiful, Dickie Parsons, Scotty Baesler, Bernie Butts, Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster Back Row: Trainer Sam Pressman, Assistant Coach Doug Hines, Vincent Del Negro, George Atkins, Ned Jennings, Harry Hurd, Allen Feldhaus, Carroll Burchett, Assistant Coach Ted Lenhardt, Manager Hunter Durham

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
11Herky RuppForwardLexington, KY (University High)6'4"170
13Ned JenningsCenterCarlisle, KY (Nicholas County)6'9"220
14Scotty BaeslerGuardLexington, KY (Bryan Station)6'0"170
21Jim McDonaldGuard-ForwardLouisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'3"195
21Harry HurdCenterFrankfort, KY (Elkhorn)6'5"190
23Roy RobertsForwardAtlanta, GA (Northside)6'4"190
24Larry PursifulGuardFour Mile, KY (Bell County)6'1"165
30Doug PendygraftGuardParksville, KY (High)6'2"175
32George AtkinsCenter-ForwardHopkinsville, KY (High)6'6"190
32Allen FeldhausForward-CenterBurlington, KY (Boone County)6'5"205
33Pat DoyleForward-GuardCalvert City, KY (North Marshall)6'2"175
34Bernard ButtsGuardNorth Miami Beach, FL (Hialeah)6'0"180
40Carroll BurchettForward-CenterFuget, KY (Flat Gap)6'4"190
42Roger NewmanForward-GuardGreenville, KY (High)6'4"190
42Vincent Del NegroCenter-ForwardSpringfield, MA6'5"190
44Bill LickertForward-GuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"185
51Dick ParsonsGuardYancey, KY (Harlan High)5'9"155

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 11, 1978, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 15 Florida State, 85-76, in the second round of the 1978 NCAA Tournament.  The overwhelming favorite to win the 1978 national title, Kentucky was trailing Florida State 39-32 at halftime in its NCAA tourney opener before 12,700 fans in Tennessee’s Stokely Center.  To start the second half, Joe B. Hall benched starters Jack Givens, Rick Robey and Truman Claytor in favor of reserves Freddie Cowan, LaVon Williams and Dwane Casey. The three backups set a different tone with all-out hustle, then the chastened UK starters returned to win the game.

 

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